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James Harrison  is born  4 May, 1978.  James Harrison a top American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League. He was signed by the Steelers as a undrafted free agent in 2002.  He played college football at Kent State.

He grew up in Akron  and his favorite NFL team was the Cleveland Browns  who played only 40 miles from his house.  His mother did not want him to play on first. It took both Harrison and his best friend from childhood, David Walker  to convince her.

Harrison failed to get a football scholarship  he decided to attend Kent State University.  Kent State coaches were thrilled to have such talent on the pitch, but his academics were still poor.

Harrison was able to raise his GPA to a 3.0 and treated practice much more seriously. As a senior he was selected as a team captain. Harrison left Kent State in 2002 a few points shy of a bachelor's degree in general studies.

He was signed by Baltimore in late 2003  and then sent to the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe, but eventually cut from the Ravens. After being cut into a fourth time, Harrison was not playing anymore.  He thought of becoming a veterinarian. He then decided to get a commercial driver's license just as his father had.

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Silverback James Harrison is born 4 May 1978.  James Harrison is a American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League. He was signed by the Steelers as a undrafted free agent in 2002. A three time Pro Bowl selection Harrison got Super Bowl rings with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLlll.

He grew up in Akron  and his favorite NFL team was the Cleveland Browns who played only 40 miles from his house. His mother does not want him to play on first. When he began to play he excelled at both linebacker and running back. He attended two high schools his freshman year Archbishop Hoban High School and Buchtel High School, before attending Coventry High School.

Harrison spent two years on and off the practice squad to Steelers will be released three times and was also briefly on the active roster at the end of 2002 season only playing special teams.